The Spirit Gift of Tongues

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The Spirit Gift of Tongues
1 new tongues
Mark 1617 And these signs will follow those who
believe In My name they will cast out demons
they will speak with new tongues ...
Mark 1617
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The Spirit Gift of Tongues
Mark 1617 And these signs will follow those who
believe In My name they will cast out demons
they will speak with new tongues ...
Determining how the word new (2537 kainov kainos
kahee-nos) is used in both the New Testament and
the Greek Old Testament (LXX) is rewarding.
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2 the wonderful works of God
Acts 211 ... we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the won-derful works of God.
Acts 211
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The Spirit Gift of Tongues
2 the wonderful works of God
Acts 211 ... we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the won-derful works of God.
What are the wonderful works of God? Why did
Jews from all parts of the world recognize them
when they heard them? What is the unmistakable
Old Testament history behind this expression?
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3 ... magnifying God
Acts 1046 For they heard them speak with tongues
and magnify God.
Hendiadys
Acts 1046
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3 ... magnifying God
Acts 1046 For they heard them speak with tongues
and magnify God.
Is it mere coincidence that Luke provides a
detailed example of magnifying God in Luke 1
46-55? It is packed with Old Testament allusions
to Gods redeeming work!
Hendiadys
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4 ... prophesying
Acts 196 And when Paul had laid hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they
spoke with tongues and prophesied.
Hendiadys
Acts 196
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4 ... prophesying
Acts 196 And when Paul had laid hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they
spoke with tongues and prophesied.
Is it again coincidence that Luke provides a
detailed ex-ample of prophesying in Luke 167-79?
The theme of Gods redeeming work is fully
evident here as well.
Hendiadys
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5 in the spirit he speaks mysteries
1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
does not speak to men but to God, for no one
understands him however, in the spirit he speaks
mysteries.
1 Corinthians 142
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
does not speak to men but to God, for no one
understands him however, in the spirit he speaks
mysteries.
Determining how the word mys-tery (3466 musthrion
muster-ion moos-tay-ree-on) is used in both the
New Testament and the Greek Old Testament (LXX)
is rewarding.
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
does not speak to men but to God, for no one
understands him however, in the spirit he speaks
mysteries.
An extensive and exclusive use of this word is
made in Daniel 2, LXX (with one related use in
Daniel 49, LXX). What mystery was revealed and
interpreted in this Old Testament setting?
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6 unless indeed he interprets
1 Corinthians 145 I wish you all spoke with
tongues, but even more that you prophesied for
he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks
with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that
the church may receive edification.
1 Corinthians 145
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1 Corinthians 145 I wish you all spoke with
tongues, but even more that you prophesied for
he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks
with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that
the church may receive edification.
Tracking the many uses of the word interpret
(1329 diermhneuw dier-meneuo dee-er-main-yoo-o,
from 1223 and 2059) and its cognate Greek words
in the New Testament is a very fruitful exercise.
The two key ideas behind this word are
translation and exposition.
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1 Corinthians 145 I wish you all spoke with
tongues, but even more that you prophesied for
he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks
with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that
the church may receive edification.
What are we to make of the fact that 15 times
(out of 17 examples in the New Testament) the
interpretation of a tongue translates Hebrew or
Aramaic words into Greek, the language of the New
Testament world, for the purpose of clarifying
what the Jewish expres-sions mean?
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1 Corinthians 145 I wish you all spoke with
tongues, but even more that you prophesied for
he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks
with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that
the church may receive edification.
Of the two remaining examples, one translates a
word of unknown origin into Greek for the purpose
of clarifying its meaning Elymas means sorcerer
or magician in Acts 138. The other is Luke
2427 He expounded to them in all the
Scriptures the things con-cerning himself.
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7 language (1258 dialektov dialektos
dee-al-ek-tos ) and tongues (1100 glwssa
glossa gloce-sah ) in Acts.
Luke uses two different words in the Book of
Acts. The one, language, always in the singular
the other, tongues, in the plural. On three of
the six occasions that Luke (and only Luke)
uses the word language, it is qualified as Hebrew
(1446 ebraiv Hebrais heb-rah-is).
Acts 1,2,21,22,26
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7 language (1258 dialektov dialektos
dee-al-ek-tos ) and tongues (1100 glwssa
glossa gloce-sah ) in Acts.
Acts 2140 So when he had given him permission,
Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his
hand to the people. And when there was a great
silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
saying, 221 Brethren and fathers, hear my
defense before you now. 2 And when they heard
that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
they kept all the more silent.
For example ...
Also Acts 2614
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7 language (1258 dialektov dialektos
dee-al-ek-tos ) and tongues (1100 glwssa
glossa gloce-sah ) in Acts.
Acts 2140 So when he had given him permission,
Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his
hand to the people. And when there was a great
silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
saying, 221 Brethren and fathers, hear my
defense before you now. 2 And when they heard
that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
they kept all the more silent.
On a fourth occasion (Acts 119), the Aramaic
name Akeldama is translated for Greek readers as
the field of blood. The Aramaic is
categorically called their own language with
obvious reference to the language of the Jewish
people.
Also Acts 2614
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7 language (1258 dialektov dialektos
dee-al-ek-tos ) and tongues (1100 glwssa
glossa gloce-sah ) in Acts.
Acts 2140 So when he had given him permission,
Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his
hand to the people. And when there was a great
silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
saying, 221 Brethren and fathers, hear my
defense before you now. 2 And when they heard
that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
they kept all the more silent.
Are we to make anything of the fact that on the
Day of Pentecost, every Jew at Jerusalem heard
the apostles speak in his own language (Acts
26)? Luke virtually repeats the expression of
Acts 119.
Also Acts 2614
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7 language (1258 dialektov dialektos
dee-al-ek-tos ) and tongues (1100 glwssa
glossa gloce-sah ) in Acts.
Acts 2140 So when he had given him permission,
Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his
hand to the people. And when there was a great
silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
saying, 221 Brethren and fathers, hear my
defense before you now. 2 And when they heard
that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
they kept all the more silent.
The universal response was, We hear, each in our
own language (Acts 28). Again Luke virtually
repeats the expression of Acts 119.
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Also Acts 2614
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8 What are we to make of the fact that Acts 2
speaking with other tongues (plural) ... in our
own language (singular) has so many
similarities and contrasts with the Babel story
of Genesis 11?
Acts 2
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Was the Day of Pentecost just more of the same, a
multiplicity of languages, or did it point
forward to Gods promised restoration of one pure
language with which men will call on Him with one
consent (Zephaniah 39)?
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made. The KJV refers to the gift of tongues as
an unknown tongue six times, all in 1
Corinthians 14. The word unknown does not
occur in the New Testament Greek. Several modern
versions (RV, RSV, NIV, and NKJV) omit it.
1 Corinthians 14
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Questions the Bible will answer for us
1. What was the nature of the Spirit gift of
tongues in New Testa-ment times?
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2. What can we learn about the inspired message
that tongues conveyed?
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3. How did the inter-pretation of tongues serve
to edify those who heard?
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"They will speak with new tongues"
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"The wonderful works of God"
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"In the spirit he speaks mysteries"
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Mark 1617 And these signs will follow those
who believe In My name they will cast out
demons they will speak with new lt2537gt tongues
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They will speak with new tongues
What did Jesus mean by new tongues? The idea
behind the word new, in its New Testa-ment
applications, is unmis-takable!
2537 kainov kainos kahee-nos AV-new 44 44
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new wineskins Mt.917 Mk.222 Lk.538
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new things (re. the kingdom of heaven)
Mt.1352
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new covenant Mt.2628
Mk.1424 Lk.2220 1 Cor.1125 2 Cor.36
Heb.88,13 915
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new ... (in the) kingdom Mt.2629
Mk.1425
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new tomb Mt.2760 Jn.1941
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new doctrine Mk.127 Acts 1719
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new commandment Jn.1334 cp. 1
Jn.27-8 2 Jn.15
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new creation 2 Cor. 517 Gal. 65
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new man Eph.215 424
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new heavens ... new earth 2 Pet.313
Rev.211
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new name ... New Jerusalem ... new
song ... all things new Rev.
217 312 59 143 211,2,5
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That which is new is the redemption that has
now been accomplished in Christ.
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Romans 64 Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as Christ
was raised from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness
lt2538gt of life.
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Romans 76 But now we have been delivered from
the law, having died to what we were held by, so
that we should serve in the newness lt2538gt of the
Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
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Romans 122 And do not be conformed to this
world, but be transformed by the renewing lt342gt
of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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2 Corinthians 416 Therefore we do not lose
heart. Even though our outward man is perishing,
yet the inward man is being renewed lt341gt day by
day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but
for a moment, is work-ing for us a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory ...
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Colossians 38 But now you yourselves are to put
off all these anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie
to one another, since you have put off the old
man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new
man who is renewed lt341gt in knowledge according
to the image of Him who created him ...
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Titus 33 For we ourselves were also once
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various
lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy,
hateful and hating one another.
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Titus 34 But when the kindness and the love of
God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by
works of righteousness which we have done, but
according to His mercy He saved us, through the
washing of regeneration and renewing lt342gt of the
Holy Spirit,
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Titus 36 whom (which) He poured out on us
abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7
that having been justified by His grace we should
become heirs according to the hope of eternal
life.
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Hebrews 64 For it is impossible for those who
were once enlightened, and have tasted the
heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the
Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of
God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they
fall away, to renew lt340gt them again to
repentance, since they crucify again for
themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open
shame.
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Whats new? The new man who lives new life,
repentant and morally transfigured through the
knowledge of Christ, now living in the hope of
eternal life to come.
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Hebrews 1019 Therefore, brethren, having
boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of
Jesus, 20 by a new lt1457gt and living way which He
con-secrated for us, through the veil, that is,
His flesh ... 22 let us draw near with a true
heart in full assurance of faith ... 23 Let us
hold fast ...
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Whats new? The way of
eternal life, at last opened up
for us through the sacrifice
of Christ.
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Are we to imagine that speaking with new tongues
in New Testament times did not have
unmistakable relevance to these new
things?
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Psalms 401 (391, LXX) I waited patiently for
the Lord and he attended to me, and hearkened to
my supplication. 2 And he brought me up
out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay and
he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings
aright. 3 And he put a new ltkainongt song into my
mouth, even a hymn to our God many shall see
it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.
Psalms
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Psalms 401 (391, LXX) I waited patiently for
the Lord and he attended to me, and hearkened to
my supplication. 2 And he brought me up
out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay and
he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings
aright. 3 And he put a new ltkainongt song into my
mouth, even a hymn to our God many shall see
it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.
Brought up out of a pit.
Many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in
the Lord!
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Psalms 961 (951, LXX) Sing to the Lord a new
ltkainongt song sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name proclaim
his salvation from day to day. 3 Publish his
glory among the Gentiles, his wonderful works
among all people.
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Psalms 961 (951, LXX) Sing to the Lord a new
ltkainongt song sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name proclaim
his salvation from day to day. 3 Publish his
glory among the Gentiles, his wonderful works
among all people.
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Psalms 981 (971, LXX) Sing to the Lord a new
ltkainongt song for the Lord has wrought wonderful
works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have
wrought salvation for him.
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Psalms 981 (971, LXX) Sing to the Lord a new
ltkainongt song for the Lord has wrought wonderful
works, his right hand, and his holy arm, have
wrought salvation for him.
His wonderful works this is exactly what the
apostles spoke about, in tongues, on the Day of
Pentecost, as the spirit gave them utter-ance.
See Acts 211, to be considered later.
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Psalms 1032 (1022, LXX) Bless the Lord, O my
soul, and forget not all his praises 3 who
forgives all thy trans-gressions, who heals all
thy diseases 4 who redeems thy life from
corruption who crowns thee with mercy and
com-passion 5 who satisfies thy desire with good
things so that thy youth shall be renewed
ltanakainisyhsetaigt like that of the eagle.
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Psalms 10429 (10329, LXX) But when thou hast
turned away thy face, they shall be troubled
thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall
fail, and return to their dust. 30 Thou shalt
send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be
created and thou shalt renew ltanakainieivgt the
face of the earth.
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Psalms 10429 (10329, LXX) But when thou hast
turned away thy face, they shall be troubled
thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall
fail, and return to their dust. 30 Thou shalt
send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be
created and thou shalt renew ltanakainieivgt the
face of the earth.
The things that are new or renewed in these
Psalms and sung in new song have everything
to do with the salvation of man as it is set out
in the Bible. They have nothing to do with
the salvation immortal souls, heaven-going at
death! believed and taught by modern tongue
speakers. Does this tell us anything?
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Psalms 10429 (10329) But when thou hast turned
away thy face, they shall be troubled thou wilt
take away their breath, and they shall fail, and
return to their dust. 30 Thou shalt send forth
thy Spirit, and they shall be created and thou
shalt renew ltanakainieivgt the face of the earth.
The things that are new or renewed in these
Psalms and sung in new song have everything
to do with the salvation of man as it is set out
in the Bible. They have nothing to do with
the salvation immortal souls, heaven-going at
death! believed and taught by modern tongue
speakers. Does this tell us anything?
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Psalms 519 (509, LXX) Turn away thy face from
my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew
ltegkainisongt a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence and remove
not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the
joy of thy salvation establish me with thy
directing Spirit.
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They will speak with new tongues
Psalms 519 (509, LXX) Turn away thy face from
my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew
ltegkainisongt a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence and remove
not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the
joy of thy salvation establish me with thy
directing Spirit.
What did David want created ... renewed? A
clean heart ... a right spirit.
Created and renewed by whom?
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Psalms 519 (509, LXX) Turn away thy face from
my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew
ltegkainisongt a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence and remove
not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the
joy of thy salvation establish me with thy
directing Spirit.
What did David want created ... renewed? A
clean heart ... a right spirit.
Created and renewed by whom?
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Psalms 519 (509, LXX) Turn away thy face from
my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew
ltegkainisongt a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence and remove
not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the
joy of thy salvation establish me with thy
directing Spirit.
What did David want created ... renewed? A
clean heart ... a right spirit.
Created and renewed by whom?
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Psalms 519 (509, LXX) Turn away thy face from
my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew
ltegkainisongt a right spirit in my inward parts.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence and remove
not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the
joy of thy salvation establish me with thy
directing Spirit.
Is not, then, the trans-figuration of our minds a
work of the Holy Spirit, earnestly desired by the
repentant man? Two wills are thus active and
co-operatively in-volved in our salvation.
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Isaiah 429 (LXXE) Behold, the ancient things
have come to pass, and so will the new ltkainagt
things which I tell you yea, before I tell
them they are made known to you.
Prophets
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Isaiah 4319 (LXXE) Behold, I will do new
ltkainagt things, which shall presently spring
forth, and ye shall know them and I will make
a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry
land.
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Isaiah 614 (LXXE) And they shall build the old
waste places, they shall raise up those that were
before made desolate, and shall renew
ltkainiousingt the desert cities, even those that
had been desolate for many generations.
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Isaiah 622 (LXXE) And the Gentiles shall see thy
right-eousness, and kings thy glory and one
shall call thee by a new ltkainongt name,
which the Lord shall name.
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Isaiah 6517 (LXXE) For there shall be a new
ltkainovgt heaven and a new ltkainhgt earth and they
shall not at all remember the former, neither
shall they at all come into their mind.
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Isaiah 6622 (LXXE) For as the new ltkainovgt
heaven and the new ltkainhgt earth, which I make,
remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your
seed and your name continue.
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Jeremiah 3131 (3831, LXX) Behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new
ltkainhngt covenant with the house of Israel, and
with the house of Juda 32 not according to the
covenant which I made with their fathers in the
day when I took hold of their hand to bring them
out of the land of Egypt for they abode not in
my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the
Lord.
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Jeremiah 3133 (3833, LXX) For this is my
covenant which I will make with the house of
Israel after those days, saith the Lord, I will
surely put my laws into their mind, and write
them on their hearts and I will be to them a
God, and they shall be to me a people. 34 And ...
I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their
sins I will remember no more.
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Jeremiah 3133 (3833, LXX) For this is my
covenant which I will make with the house of
Israel after those days, saith the Lord, I will
surely put my laws into their mind, and write
them on their hearts and I will be to them a
God, and they shall be to me a people. 34 And ...
I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their
sins I will remember no more.
Did the establishment of the New Covenant in
Christ call for expression in new tongues? Is
this not what the New Testa-ment is all about?
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Ezekiel 1119 And I will give them (Israel)
another heart, and will put a new ltkainongt spirit
within them and will extract the heart of stone
from their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh
20 that they may walk in my commandments, and
keep mine ordinances, and do them and they shall
be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.
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Ezekiel 1119 And I will give them (Israel)
another heart, and will put a new ltkainongt spirit
within them and will extract the heart of stone
from their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh
20 that they may walk in my commandments, and
keep mine ordinances, and do them and they shall
be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.
Who does this? God!
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Ezekiel 1119 And I will give them (Israel)
another heart, and will put a new ltkainongt spirit
within them and will extract the heart of stone
from their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh
20 that they may walk in my commandments, and
keep mine ordinances, and do them and they shall
be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.
Who does this? God!
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Ezekiel 1831 Cast away from yourselves all your
ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me
and make to yourselves a new ltkainhngt heart
and a new ltkainongt spirit for why should ye die,
O house of Israel?
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Ezekiel 1831 Cast away from yourselves all your
ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me
and make to yourselves a new ltkainhngt heart
and a new ltkainongt spirit for why should ye die,
O house of Israel?
Who does this? Man!
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Ezekiel 1831 Cast away from yourselves all your
ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me
and make to yourselves a new ltkainhngt heart
and a new ltkainongt spirit for why should ye die,
O house of Israel?
Who does this? Man!
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Ezekiel 1831 Cast away from yourselves all your
ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me
and make to yourselves a new ltkainhngt heart
and a new ltkainongt spirit for why should ye die,
O house of Israel?
Are there not two wills actively
involved in salvation?
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Zephaniah 317 (LXXE) The Lord thy God is in
thee the Mighty One shall save thee he shall
bring joy upon thee, and shall 1 refresh
ltkainieigt thee with his love and he shall
rejoice over thee with delight as in a day of
feasting. 1) Lit. renew
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Zephaniah 39 (NKJV) For then I will restore to
the peoples a pure language, That they all may
call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with
one accord.
Recall
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Zephaniah 39 (NKJV) For then I will restore to
the peoples a pure language, That they all may
call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with
one accord.
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On the Day of Pentecost the apostles of Jesus
began to fulfill The Great Commission
that they had received from him.
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Acts 18 But you shall receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
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Acts 24 And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance.
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Everything the apostles said that day was guided
by heaven for a single purpose to prepare Jewish
hearts to receive the saving truth that Jesus of
Nazareth is the glori-fied Christ of Israel.
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Everything the apostles said that day was guided
by heaven for a single purpose to prepare Jewish
hearts to receive the saving truth that Jesus of
Nazareth is the glori-fied Christ of Israel.
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Acts 211 ... we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 So they
were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one
another, Whatever could this mean?
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Acts 211 ... we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 So they
were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one
another, Whatever could this mean?
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Exodus 66 (LXXE) Go, speak to the children of
Israel, saying, I am the Lord and I will lead
you forth from the tyranny of the Egyptians, and
I will deliver you from bondage, and I will
ransom you with a high arm, and great (megalh)
judgment.
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Exodus 1431 (LXXE) And Israel saw the mighty
hand, the great (megalhn) work which the Lord did
to the Egyptians and the people feared the Lord,
and they believed God and Moses his servant.
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Deuteronomy 434 (LXXE) God has assayed to go and
take to himself a nation out of the midst of
another nation with trial, and with signs, and
with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty
hand, and with a high arm, and with great
(megaloiv) sights, according to all the things
which the Lord our God did in Egypt in thy sight.
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Deuteronomy 112 (LXXE) And ye shall know this
day for I speak not to your children, who know
not and have not seen the discipline of the Lord
thy God, and his wonderful works (megaleia), and
his strong hand, and his high arm,
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Deuteronomy 268 (LXXE) And the Lord brought us
out of Egypt himself with his great (megalh)
strength, and his mighty hand, and his high
arm, and with great (megaloiv) visions, and
with signs, and with wonders.
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Deuteronomy 3410 (LXXE) And there rose up no
more a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the
Lord knew face to face, 11 in all the signs and
wonders, which the Lord sent him to work in
Egypt on Pharao, and his servants, and all his
land 12 the great wonders (ta
yaumasia ta megala), and the mighty hand which
Moses displayed before all Israel.
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Judges 27 (LXXE) And the people served the Lord
all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the
elders that lived many days with Joshua, as many
as knew all the great (mega) work of the Lord,
what things he had wrought in Israel.
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2 Kings 1736 (LXXE) ... the Lord ... brought you
up out of the land of Egypt with great (megalh)
strength and with a high arm him shall ye fear,
and him shall ye worship to him shall ye
sacrifice.
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Psalms 10621 (10521, LXXE) They forgot God that
saved them, who had wrought great deeds (megala)
in Egypt 22 wondrous works in the land
of Cham, and terrible things at the Red
Sea.
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Psalms 1355 (1345, LXXE) For I know that the
Lord is great (megav), and our Lord is above all
gods ... 8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt,
both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and
wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, on
Pharao, and on all his servants.
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Jeremiah 3221 (3921, LXXE) and thou didst bring
out thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt
with signs, and with wonders, with a mighty hand,
and with a high arm, and with great (megaloiv)
sights
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Acts 736 He brought them out, after he had
shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and
in the Red Sea, and in the wild-erness forty
years.
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Psalms 7117 (7017, LXXE) O God, thou hast
taught me from my youth, and until now will I
declare thy wonders 18 even until I am old and
advanced in years. O God, forsake me not until I
shall have declared thine arm to all the
generation that is to come 19 even thy power and
thy righteousness, O God, up to the highest
heavens, even the mighty works (megaleia) which
thou has done O God, who is like to thee? ...
Messiah!
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Psalms 7120 (7020, LXXE) What afflictions many
and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn
and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the
depths of the earth. 21 Thou didst multiply thy
righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and
broughtest me again out of the depths of the
earth. ...
Read on!
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Psalms 7120 (7020, LXXE) What afflictions many
and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn
and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the
depths of the earth. 21 Thou didst multiply thy
righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and
broughtest me again out of the depths of the
earth. ...
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Psalms 7120 (7020, LXXE) What afflictions many
and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn
and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the
depths of the earth. 21 Thou didst multiply thy
righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and
broughtest me again out of the depths of the
earth. ...
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Psalms 7120 (7020, LXXE) What afflictions many
and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn
and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the
depths of the earth. 21 Thou didst multiply thy
righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and
broughtest me again out of the depths of the
earth. ...
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Psalms 7120 (7020, LXXE) What afflictions many
and sore hast thou shewed me! yet thou didst turn
and quicken me, and broughtest me again from the
depths of the earth. 21 Thou didst multiply thy
righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and
broughtest me again out of the depths of the
earth. ...
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Psalms 7122 (7022, LXXE) I will also therefore
give thanks to thee, O God, because of thy truth,
on an instrument of psalmody I will sing psalms
to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel. 23 My
lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee and my
soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24 Moreover also
my tongue shall dwell all the day up- on thy
righteousness when they shall be ashamed and
confounded that seek my hurt.
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Psalms 7122 (7022, LXXE) I will also therefore
give thanks to thee, O God, because of thy truth,
on an instrument of psalmody I will sing psalms
to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel. 23 My
lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee and my
soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24 Moreover also
my tongue shall dwell all the day up- on thy
righteousness when they shall be ashamed and
confounded that seek my hurt.
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Psalms 7122 (7022, LXXE) I will also therefore
give thanks to thee, O God, because of thy truth,
on an instrument of psalmody I will sing psalms
to thee on the harp, O Holy One of Israel. 23 My
lips shall rejoice when I sing to thee and my
soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24 Moreover also
my tongue shall dwell all the day up- on thy
righteousness when they shall be ashamed and
confounded that seek my hurt.
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Psalms 1453 (1443, LXXE) The Lord is great
(megav), and greatly to be praised and there is
no end to his greatness (megalwsunhv). 4
Genera-tion after generation shall praise thy
works, and tell of thy power. 5 And they shall
speak of the glorious majesty (megaloprepeian) of
thy holiness, and recount thy wonders.
Apostles!
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Psalms 1456 (1446, LXXE) And they shall speak
of the power of thy ter- rible acts and
recount thy greatness (megalwsunhn). 7 They shall
utter the memory of the abundance of thy
goodness, and shall exult in thy righteousness. 8
The Lord is compassionate, and merciful long
suffering, and abundant in mercy. 9 The Lord is
good to those that wait on him and his
compassions are over all his works.
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A possible scenario suggests itself. One after
another the apostles of Jesus stood and recited a
range of Old Testament scriptures, verbatim, in
Hebrew (language), exhibiting the different
dialects of the regional synagogues (tongues),
without a scroll in their hands.
Pentecost!
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Acts 212 So they were all amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, Whatever could this
mean? 13 Others mocking said, They are full of
new wine.
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Acts 212 So they were all amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, Whatever could this
mean? 13 Others mocking said, They are full of
new wine.
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Acts 212 So they were all amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, Whatever could this
mean? 13 Others mocking said, They are full of
new wine.
New wine indeed! New wine is put into
new wineskins, and both are preserved!
Luke 538.
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Acts 212 So they were all amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, Whatever could this
mean? 13 Others mocking said, They are full of
new wine.
New wine indeed! New wine is put into
new wineskins, and both are preserved!
Luke 538.
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Acts 214 But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
raised his voice and said, ... 16 ... this is
what was spoken by the prophet Joel ...
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Acts 214 But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
raised his voice and said, ... 16 ... this is
what was spoken by the prophet Joel ...
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Acts 214 But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
raised his voice and said, ... 16 ... this is
what was spoken by the prophet Joel ...
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Acts 214 But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
raised his voice and said, ... 16 ... this is
what was spoken by the prophet Joel ...
All twelve apostles rose together,
instantly, stable on their feet
and fully rational.
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The moment had come for Peter to build on the
biblical platform that had been laid and apply it
to Jesus of Nazareth.
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It was time to commend the glorified Jesus to the
Jewish people as the Messiah whom God had
empowered to redeem them!
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Acts 222 Men of Israel, hear these words
Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you
by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
know
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Acts 222 Men of Israel, hear these words
Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you
by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
know
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Acts 222 Men of Israel, hear these words
Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you
by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
know
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Acts 222 Men of Israel, hear these words
Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you
by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also
know
One greater than Moses has come!
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Acts 223 Him, being delivered by the determined
purpose and fore-knowledge of God, you have taken
by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to
death 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the
pains of death, because it was not possible that
He should be held by it.
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Acts 223 Him, being delivered by the determined
purpose and fore-knowledge of God, you have taken
by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to
death 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the
pains of death, because it was not possible that
He should be held by it.
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Acts 223 Him, being delivered by the determined
purpose and fore-knowledge of God, you have taken
by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to
death 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the
pains of death, because it was not possible that
He should be held by it.
A greater redemption has been wrought by God!
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Acts 233 Therefore being exalted to the
right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear. ...
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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Acts 233 Therefore being exalted to the
right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear. ...
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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Acts 233 Therefore being exalted to the
right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear. ...
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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Acts 233 Therefore being exalted to the
right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear. ...
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
God has saved Jesus. Jesus is
powerful to save us!
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Acts 233 Therefore being exalted to the
right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear. ...
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
God has saved Jesus. Jesus is
powerful to save us!
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
All our fathers were . . . baptized into Moses in
the cloud and in the sea. But with most of
them God was not well pleased. Be saved from
this per-verse generation.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
All our fathers were . . . baptized into Moses in
the cloud and in the sea. But with most of
them God was not well pleased. Be saved from
this per-verse generation.
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Acts 238 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39
For the promise is to you and to your children,
and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord
our God will call.
All our fathers were . . . baptized into Moses in
the cloud and in the sea. But with most of
them God was not well pleased. Be saved from
this per-verse generation.
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• The baptism of Holy Spirit experienced by the
  apostles of Jesus on the Day of Pentecost
  empowered them to begin bearing witness in
  Jerusalem to the fact that Jesus of Nazareth is
  the glorified Christ of Israel. It was, and
  remains, impera-tive to believe this for
  salvation.

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• In practical terms, the activity of the Holy
  Spirit on the Day of Pentecost involved an
  extended series of inspira-tions, provided by the
  glorified Lord Jesus Christ over a period of time
  that morning, moving the apostles to stand in
  turn and powerfully recount the wonderful works
  of God. They spoke with other tongues as the
  Spirit gave them utterance.

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• The wonderful works of God have to do with His
  mercy in salvation. For Israel this was first
  manifested in the fact that God had delivered
  them from bondage in Egypt and made them His
  kingdom under the Law that He gave through Moses
  at Mt. Sinai.

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• The wonderful works of God in Israels history
  are recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures. All Jews
  knew them from this source. All Jews instantly
  recognized it when Gods wonderful works were
  recited from their Scriptures.

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• It is this first of all the recitation of the
  wonderful works of God from the Hebrew Scriptures
  that the apostles of Jesus were inspired to do
  at the outset of the Day of Pentecost. They did
  it flawlessly. They did it without a scroll in
  their hands. They did it in a coordinated way
  that compelled their surprised listeners to awe.

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• From this Scriptural platform, Peter seized the
  moment and, con-tinuing under inspiration, told
  the assembled Jews in one language that a greater
  than Moses had come and that God had wrought a
  greater redemption through him.

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• The miracle of tongues was proof positive that
  God had raised Jesus of Nazareth, whom they had
  crucified, from the dead and exalted him at His
  right hand. God had saved Jesus with an eternal
  salvation. Jesus was now empowered by God to
  save them.

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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
(unknown tongue AV) does not speak to men but
to God, for no one understands him however, in
the spirit he speaks mysteries.
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
(unknown tongue AV) does not speak to men but
to God, for no one understands him however, in
the spirit he speaks mysteries.
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
(unknown tongue AV) does not speak to men but
to God, for no one understands him however, in
the spirit he speaks mysteries.
Did Paul have an incom-prehensible, ecstatic
experi-ence in mind when he wrote these words to
the early believers in Corinth?
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
(unknown tongue AV) does not speak to men but
to God, for no one understands him however, in
the spirit he speaks mysteries.
Or is it possible to un-derstand Pauls words
along the same basic lines that have already been
suggested in this study?
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1 Corinthians 142 For he who speaks in a tongue
(unknown tongue AV) does not speak to men but
to God, for no one understands him however, in
the spirit he speaks mysteries.
What did Paul mean when he said, In the spirit
he speaks mysteries?
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How is mystery used in Scripture? How did Paul
use the idea in his writings? And how did Jesus
use the idea, keeping in mind that it was Jesus
who provided early believers with the inspired
gift of tongues?
"Mystery!"
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3466 musthrion musterion moos-tay-ree-on
from a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth)
TDNT-4802,615 n AV-mystery 27 27 1)
hidden thing, secret, mystery ... 2) in
rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic
or hidden sense ...
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Daniel 244 And in the days of these kings the
God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall
never be destroyed and the kingdom shall not be
left to other people it shall break in pieces
and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall
stand forever.
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Daniel 245 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone
was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the
clay, the silver, and the goldthe great God has
made known to the king what will come to pass
after this. The dream is certain, and its
interpretation is sure.
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Daniel 245 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone
was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the
clay, the silver, and the goldthe great God has
made known to the king what will come to pass
after this. The dream is certain, and its
interpretation is sure.
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Daniel 245 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone
was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the
clay, the silver, and the goldthe great God has
made known to the king what will come to pass
after this. The dream is certain, and its
interpretation is sure.
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Therefore let him ... pray that
he may interpret.
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Interpreted
Understood
In metaphor
Revealed
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The things of the kingdom of God, ordained by God
and hidden with Him from the foundation
of the world.
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Matthew 1310 And the disciples came and said to
Him, Why do You speak to them in parables? 11
He answered and said to them, Because it has
been given to you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been
given.
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Matthew 1310 And the disciples came and said to
Him, Why do You speak to them in parables? 11
He answered and said to them, Because it has
been given to you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been
given.
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Matthew 1310 And the disciples came and said to
Him, Why do You speak to them in parables? 11
He answered and said to them, Because it has
been given to you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been
given.
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Mark 434 But without a parable He did not speak
to them. And when they were alone, He explained
all things to His disciples.
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Mark 434 But without a parable He did not speak
to them. And when they were alone, He explained
all things to His disciples.
Interpretation!
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